AM335x Industrial Communications Engine (ICE)

Product features:

• Multi-protocol cost and form-factor optimized reference design for I/O devices and sensors
• Programmable real-time unit (PRU) included
• Enables real-time industrial communications capability (master and slave) 

Multi-protocol cost and form-factor optimized reference design for I/O devices and sensors.

The Sitara AM335x ARM® Cortex™-A8 microprocessors include a programmable real-time unit (PRU) interface created specifically to enable real-time industrial communications capability (master and slave) supporting popular protocols, such as Sercos® III.